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Influencer killings mount in Mexico as rival cartel factions wage a bloody fight

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By Rey Rodríguez, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Mexican influencer César Gastélum was live-streaming outside a fast-food restaurant when two men on motorbike stopped next him, pulled out a gun and shot him in the head.

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    By Rey Rodríguez, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Mexican influencer César Gastélum was live-streaming outside a fast-food restaurant when two men on motorbike stopped next him, pulled out a gun and shot him in the head.

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